Recently, I went through a series of experiences that reminded me—no matter how accomplished or ‘settled’ we think we are, life has a way of pulling the rug from under our feet. In moments, everything can change. Life is s-o-o fragile… Story #1: A Fall That Shook Everything A friend, a high-flying pharma CXO inContinue reading “Life’s Unpredictable Turns”
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Exploring WhatsApp Group Personality Types: An Amusing Analysis
In today’s digital age, WhatsApp has become the hub of global communication. With everyone participating in various WhatsApp groups, it’s fascinating to observe the diverse interactions taking place within them. Personally intrigued by these dynamics, I’ve been closely observing behaviours across different WhatsApp groups. This has led me to categorise users based on their distinctiveContinue reading “Exploring WhatsApp Group Personality Types: An Amusing Analysis”
US Visit Diary: Living with Gen Next
In today’s interconnected world, migration for work to foreign countries has become a common phenomenon, with many from immediate family, friends or neighbours having at least one family member living overseas. The USA, Canada, Australia, and the UK being the most popular destinations. As a result, whenever we visit the USA, we often plan ourContinue reading “US Visit Diary: Living with Gen Next “
In the Wonderland of AI
AI has taken centre stage and has become the next big thing everyone has been talking about. I too have been reading extensively about it, however, I decided to experience a few AI tools handson for some creative use cases. In this blog, I share my experience at DIY using AI enabled tools such asContinue reading “In the Wonderland of AI”
Life in times of Tinder, Bumble and Hinge
A few months ago, my son returned home from the USA, and to understand life of young adults in America we delved into various topics, including dating. I questioned the necessity of dating apps in comparison to meeting potential partners in natural settings like campus, work, or social circles as we did in our youngerContinue reading “Life in times of Tinder, Bumble and Hinge “
2022 Ghupshup from here and there
2022 has been a roller coaster year not only for me but also for everyone else as well, especially with COVID surging , hopefully for one last time before tapering off. As COVID tapered, floodgates opened on travel, the wait time for international VISA to EU increased, for USA it extended to beyond 1000 days.AsContinue reading “2022 Ghupshup from here and there”
Moveover Teenagers- here come the Seenagers
Just like you , I too have heard of generational cohorts like Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y , Millennials, Gen Z. With members of each cohort going through the adolescent / teenager and other phases. But the other day, while researching a project for elderly, I came across the term “Seenagers”. I was aContinue reading “Moveover Teenagers- here come the Seenagers “
Musings of an Undercover Economist – Visit to a barber
Everyone has his/ her favourite hangout place; be it the corner Irani restaurant or tea stall or the garden bench to catch up on neighbourhood gossip. For me, it’s my monthly visit to my barber. His shop was started by his father and then he was introduced to the business. He has been around forContinue reading “Musings of an Undercover Economist – Visit to a barber”
Unwinding in the garden city
Recently I got an opportunity to visit Bengaluru. This was the first time since the pandemic that I was visiting a city outside of Maharashtra. Besides being popularly known as the Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru is also known as the garden city. So far every time I visited the city, it would invariably beContinue reading “Unwinding in the garden city”
Learning to celebrate the idiosyncrasies – the key to wellness
Just like every other family, our family too has its own idiosyncrasies which once in a while end up becoming a topic for a good laugh during our get togethers. My parents are true foodies; they love to experiment with different cuisines not only when they step out but even when at home. My mom,Continue reading “Learning to celebrate the idiosyncrasies – the key to wellness”
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